PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-424

PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly

ISSUE 424

MARCH 1988
PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-424 - Page 8 of 33
The
MLRS
hull and launcher/loader module are only as efective as the bat±ery
and charging systems onboard.
With prFec± bat²eries and a charging system that's working right, you can oPera³
on battery Power alone ´r just
20
miNutesµ
IF the
l 0
batteries and the charging system are not iN tiPtoP shap or iF you don't
give the en±ire system an oPPor±un¶· to recover a¸er use¹ you'll come uP short-
maybe at a cri±ical time.
That's because engiNe starting and
LLM
cycling oPera±ions togeºer use uP more
juice than the charging system can rePlace iMMEdiately.
1±
mAr 88
13
Use high idle-Lock the
throttle with the
accelerator about
²
inch
down to recharge batteries
»or a rou
¼
gh idea oF the condition o½
the Batteries¹ wA±ch the i¾strument ¿anel
voltage indicator.
_1
During
normal engIne opeRaLIon-
·O
±
BaTTE³IEs a´³EaDY sHOT O³
I
GOOo
BEING UNDE³CHa³GED
CHa³GING sYsTEµ PUTTING oUT
±
26²30
VO´Ts
@
±
²
"¶
OVE³Cha³GING-³UINs
BaTTe³IEs
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